[Intro]
F   C   Am   G   x4
[Strophe]
        F       C     Am   G 
Well, I started out, 
       F     C     Am   G 
down a dirty road. 
F       C     Am   G 
Started out, 
F    C     Am   G 
all alone.
[Strophe]
        F        C     Am   G 
And the sun went down, 
     F           C     Am   G 
as I crossed the hill. 
        F        C    Am   G 
And the town lit up, 
    F         C     Am   G 
the world got still.
[Refrain]
    F           C     Am   G 
I'm learning to fly, 
      F         C      Am   G 
but I ain't got wings. 
F      C     Am   G 
Coming down, 
       F       C      Am   G 
is the hardest thing.
[Strophe]
          F        C     Am   G 
Well the "Good old days" 
    F     C     Am   G 
may not return. 
        F           C     Am   G 
And the rocks might melt, 
        F         C   Am   G 
and the sea may burn.
[Refrain]
    F           C     Am          G 
I'm learning to fly, (learning to fly) 
      F         C       Am          G 
but I ain't got wings. (learning to fly) 
F      C      Am          G 
Coming down, (learning to fly) 
       F       C       Am          G 
is the hardest thing. (learning to fly) 
G     G
[Solo]
F   C   Am   G   x4
[Strophe]
      F        C     Am   G 
Well, some say life, 
     F         C    Am   G 
will beat you down. 
F           C     Am   G 
Break your heart, 
F          C      Am   G 
steal your crown.
[Strophe]
     F       C    Am   G 
So I started out, 
    F         C     Am   G 
for God knows where. 
  F          C     Am   G 
I guess I'll know, 
     F       C     Am   G 
when I get there.
[Refrain]
    F           C    Am   G 
I'm learning to fly, 
 F         C       Am   G 
around the clouds, 
F         C    Am          G 
What goes up, (learning to fly) 
F         C      Am   G 
must come down.  
G     G
[Instrumentale]
F   C   Am   G   x2
[Refrain]
    F           C     Am          G 
I'm learning to fly, (learning to fly) 
      F         C      Am   G 
but I ain't got wings. 
F      C     Am   G 
Coming down, 
       F       C      Am   G 
is the hardest thing.  
    F           C     Am          G 
I'm learning to fly, (learning to fly) 
 F         C       Am   G 
around the clouds, 
F         C    Am          G 
What goes up, (learning to fly) 
F         C      Am   G 
must come down.
[Outro]
    F           C     Am          G 
I'm learning to fly, (learning to fly) 
F    C    Am          G 
         (learning to fly) 
    F           C     Am          G 
I'm learning to fly, (learning to fly) 
F    C    Am          G 
         (learning to fly) 
F    C    Am          G 
         (learning to fly) 
F    C    Am          G 
         (learning to fly)
(fade out)